JPH0334394A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the miniaturization of an electronic equipment of this design by a method wherein connectors which carry out connector connection are provided to an electronic circuit card corresponding to the positions of connector-through sections provided to the rear peripheral plate and the other peripheral plates of a case. CONSTITUTION:A case 10 constituting the outer frame of a work station main body houses input-output electronic circuit cards 20, 24, and 27, a base electronic circuit card 30 which controls the circuit cards 20, 24, and 27, and others. Connector-through sections 14 and 14 are provided to the front peripheral plate 11 of the case 10 so as to enable connection cable connectors 68 and 69 of connection cables 66 and 67 extending from an audio input-output device and a video device to be connected to front input-output connectors 40 and 41 passing through the connector-through sections 14 and 14. The connection cable connector 68 and 69 of the connection cables 66 and 67 are not required to be put around to the rear peripheral plate 12 side for connection, so that an electronic equipment of this design can be improved in utility.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an electronic device in which an electronic circuit card is removably housed in a housing, an information processing device equipped with the electronic device, and an electronic device. Regarding electronic circuit cards that can be stored.

[Prior Art] As a conventional electronic device, there is a so-called workstation as shown in FIG. 8, for example.

A housing 1 constituting the outer frame of the workstation includes a plurality of input/output electronic circuit cards 3 and a plurality of electronic circuit cards 3.
A base electronic circuit card 4 is provided for controlling.

The input/output electronic circuit card 3 is arranged parallel to and perpendicular to the front-rear direction on the housing.

The base electronic circuit card 4 is arranged horizontally below the input/output electronic circuit card 3.

The input/output electronic circuit card 3 and the base electronic circuit card 4 are connected by two card connection connectors 5, 5.

The rear peripheral plate 2 of the housing 1 corresponds to the position of the rear end 3a of the input/output electronic circuit card 3 disposed.

Connector insertion portions 9, 9 are provided into which connection cable connectors 8, 8 of a connection cable 7.7 for connecting a connection object and a workstation can be inserted.

A rear input/output connector 6.6 is provided at the rear end portion 3a of the input/output electronic circuit card 3 so as to be connected to a connecting cable connector 8.8 inserted through the connector insertion portions 9, 9.

The rear input/output connectors 6, 6 are connected to the input/output electronic circuit card 3.
Since it is connected only to the rear end portion 3a, there is a limit to the amount of signals that can be output from one input/output electronic circuit card 3 via the input/output connectors 6, 6.

Therefore, signals that cannot be output from the rear input/output connectors 6, 6 connected to the input/output electronic circuit card 3 should be output from an input/output connector separately provided on the rear peripheral plate 2 of the housing 1, or , after returning to the base electronic circuit card 4, the output is output from the rear input/output connector connected to other input/output electronic circuit cards.

Therefore, in the latter case, the amount of signals between the input/output electronic circuit card 3 and the base electronic circuit card 4 increases, and in order to process this amount of signals, a plurality of card connecting connectors 5,
5 was set.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, when the connection target is one, for example, an audio input/output device, a video input/output device, etc., and there are relatively many attachment/detachment operations, electronic Since the device's input/output connectors are located on the rear outer circumferential plate, frequently connecting and disconnecting the connection cable connectors is troublesome, especially when the cases are stacked on top of each other.
There is a problem in that it is inconvenient and inconvenient to connect the connection cable connector to the input/output connector.

In addition, if there are signals that cannot be directly output from the rear input/output connector connected to the input/output electronic circuit card, it is necessary to install a separate input/output connector on the rear outer peripheral plate of the chassis as described above. Alternatively, multiple card connection connectors are provided, and in the former case, the rear outer circumferential plate becomes larger in order to secure a separate location for the input/output connector, resulting in an increase in the size of the electronic device. .

Also.

In the latter case, the area occupied by the card connection connector on the base electronic circuit cart increases, and in order to secure the area on the base electronic circuit card where the electronic circuit should be installed, the base electronic circuit card becomes large and the electronic equipment There was a problem in that it became large.

The purpose of the present invention was to solve this problem, and when connecting objects that are relatively frequently attached and detached, it is necessary to route the connection cable around the rear of the electronic device and connect it to the connection cable. To provide an electronic device that does not require connection with an input/output connector and is easy to use.

Another object of the present invention is to increase the amount of signals that can be directly output from the electronic circuit card, and to provide a housing that can increase the amount of signals that can be output directly from the rear input/output connector. There is no need to provide separate input/output connectors or multiple card connection connectors on the rear outer circumferential plate, and the rear outer circumferential plate and base electronic circuit card can be made smaller. The goal is to provide equipment.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The following invention is provided as a means for achieving the above object.

Inventions related to electronic equipment.

In an electronic device in which an electronic circuit card is removably housed in a housing, a rear peripheral plate and other peripheral plates of the outer circumferential plates of the housing are provided with the following: A connector insertion portion that enables connector connection is provided, and the connector for making the connector connection is inserted into the electronic circuit in a manner corresponding to the position of the connector insertion portion provided on the rear outer peripheral plate and the other outer peripheral plate of the housing. This feature is provided on the card.

Here, if a base electronic circuit card that controls the electronic circuit card is housed in the housing, the electronic circuit card and the base electronic circuit card may be connected by one card connection connector. is preferred.

Further, another invention related to an electronic device is an electronic device in which a plurality of electronic circuit cards are housed in a housing, wherein the plurality of electronic circuit cards are arranged on the same plane to form an electronic circuit card body. and a rear outer circumferential plate and other outer circumferential plates of the outer circumferential plates of the casing are provided with connector insertion portions that enable connector connection from outside the casing to the electronic circuit card body, and the casing The electronic circuit card body is characterized in that connectors for making the connector connection are provided on the electronic circuit card body in correspondence with the positions of the connector insertion portions provided on the rear outer circumferential plate and the other outer circumferential plate.

Here, if a base electronic circuit card that controls a plurality of electronic circuit cards is housed in the housing, the electronic circuit card body and the base electronic circuit card are connected by one card connecting connector. However, it is preferable that the plurality of electronic circuit cards constituting the electronic circuit card body are also connected to each other using a card connecting connector of the same standard as the connecting connector.

Further, it is preferable that the other outer circumferential plate is a front outer circumferential plate of the casing.

Further, the electronic device may be an information processing device having a central processing unit that performs information processing based on input/output signals from the connector.

It should be noted that, as an example of the information processing apparatus, there is a so-called workstation, which has a relatively large number of operations for attaching and detaching objects to be connected, and in which a plurality of people directly operate the apparatus.

Further, the invention relating to an electronic circuit card provides a substantially rectangular electronic circuit card that is removably installed in a housing, and a connector is provided at both ends of the card to enable connector connection from outside the housing. It is characterized by the presence of

[Function] When using a connection cable to connect an electronic device to a connection object that requires almost no installation or removal operations, connect one connection cable connector of the connection cable to the contact of the connection object, and then connect the other connection cable to the contact point of the connection object. The cable connector is inserted through a connector insertion portion provided on the rear outer peripheral plate of the casing and connected to the connector provided on the rear outer peripheral plate side.

When connecting an electronic device to a connection object that requires relatively many installation and removal operations using a connection cable, connect one connection cable connector of the connection cable to the contact of the connection object, and then connect the other connection cable connector to the contact point of the connection object. A connector insertion portion provided on an outer circumferential plate other than the rear outer circumferential plate of the casing is inserted and connected to a connector provided on an outer circumferential plate other than the rear outer circumferential plate.

Connectors that enable connector connection from outside the case are also provided on the outer circumferential plate side of the case other than the rear outer circumferential plate, so there is no need to turn the connection cable connector to the rear side for connection, making connection operations easier. In addition, it is possible to increase the amount of signals that can be input and output from a connector connected to one electronic circuit card.

As a result, signals that cannot be directly output to the connected object from the connector installed on the rear outer peripheral plate of the housing can be directly output from the connector installed on the outer peripheral plate other than the rear peripheral plate of the housing. This eliminates the need to add a slot for arranging the electronic circuit card in order to provide a separate connector on the rear outer circumferential plate side. There is no need to increase the size or increase the number of card connection connectors that connect the card and the electronic circuit card.

Therefore, the card connection connector can be made smaller, and the electronic device can be made smaller.

When an electronic circuit card and a base electronic circuit card are connected with one card connecting connector, the area occupied by the card connecting connector on the base electronic circuit card is reduced compared to when multiple card connecting connectors are provided. The base electronics card can be made smaller.

If the connector is provided on the front outer circumferential plate side of the case, the connector of the connection cable can be connected to the connector provided on the front outer circumferential plate side, so connection #V operations can be performed more easily. can.

In addition, if the object to be connected is placed at the front of the case, the connection cable can be shortened, and it is not necessary to run the connection cable across the side of the case and connect it to the connector on the rear outer peripheral plate. It is possible to improve the aesthetic appearance.

If the electronic circuit card is an electronic circuit card body, it can be used for other electronic devices by changing the combination of the electronic circuit cards that make up the electronic circuit card body, increasing the versatility of the electronic circuit card. can be increased.

In addition, since the configuration of the electronic circuit card body can be easily changed, even if the type of connector provided on the rear outer circumferential plate side or on the outer circumferential plate side other than the rear outer circumferential FA is changed during design and manufacture, it can be done relatively easily. can be accommodated.

Note that if the electronic device is an information processing device having a central processing unit that performs information processing, it has the same effect as described above. This is particularly effective in terms of ease of use for information processing apparatuses, such as so-called workstations, which are relatively often connected to a wide variety of connection objects and require many attachment and detachment operations.

(The following is a blank space) [Examples] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 7.

Based on Figures 1, 2, and 7,
An example will be described.

The electronic device according to this embodiment is a workstation main body.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 10 constituting the outer frame of the workstation main body includes input/output electronic circuit cards 20, 24, and 27;
A base electronic circuit card 30 for controlling the 24.27, a floppy disk drive 70, a board 73 on which a CPU and the like are provided are housed.

The base electronic circuit card 30 is provided horizontally within the housing 10.

The input/output electronic circuit cards 20, 24, and 27 are provided above the base electronic circuit card 30 in parallel to the front-rear direction of the housing 10.

Base electronic circuit card 30 and input/output electronic circuit card 20
, 24.27 are connected to each other by one card connection connector 60a, 60a, 60a.

Rear end 21 of each input/output electronic circuit card 20, 24, 27
, 25.28 have input/output electronic circuit cards 20, 24.
27, and a connection cable connector 6 with a connection cable 60°61.62 extending from a communication modem device, host computer, and printer, which are connection objects (not shown).
3,64°65 rear input/output connector 50,
51°52 are provided.

Connector insertion portions 13, 13, 13 are provided on the outer circumferential plate 12 on the rear surface of the housing so that each of the connection cable connectors 63, 64, 65 can be inserted therethrough and connected to the input/output connectors 50, 51, 52 on the rear surface. is provided.

The front ends 22, 26 of the input/output electronic circuit cards 20, 24 can be connected to connection cable connectors 68, 69 of connection cables 66, 67 extending from audio input/output devices and video devices, which are not shown in the figure. Front input/output connectors 40, 41 are provided.

An IC card insertion device 71 is provided at the front end 29 of the input/output electronic circuit card 27 from the center of the housing 10 .

Connectors are provided on the front peripheral plate 11 of the housing 10 so that the connection cable connectors 68 and 69 of the connection cables 66 and 67 extending from the audio input/output device and the video device can be inserted and connected to the front input and output connectors 40 and 41. Insertion part 14.
14 are provided. Furthermore, on the front peripheral plate 1t,
A cutout 15 for the IC card insertion device is provided so that the ICC card inserter 72 of the IC card insertion device 71 is exposed from the front peripheral plate 11 of the housing 10.

Each input/output electronic circuit card 20, 24.27 has a front input/output connector 40, 41 and a rear input/output connector 5, respectively.
0, 51, 52, integrated with the IC card insertion device 71, it can be inserted and removed from above, and when attached from above, it is connected and fixed to the card connection connectors 60, 60, and 60.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be explained.

When connecting a modem device for communication, a host computer, and a printer using the connection cables 60, 61.62, connect the connection cable connectors 63, 64.65 of the connection cables 60, 61.62 to the rear surface of the housing 10. The connector insertion portions 13.13.13 provided on the outer peripheral plate 12 are inserted through and connected to the rear input/output connectors 50, 51.52.

When connecting a voice input/output device or a video device, connect the connection cable connectors 68 and 69 of the connection cables 66 and 67.
Connector push-through portion 14 provided on the front peripheral plate 11 of the housing 10
．． 14 and connect it to the front input/output connectors 40 and 41.

Therefore, since the input/output connectors 40, 41 for video devices and audio input devices, which are relatively frequently attached and detached, are provided on the front peripheral plate 11 side of the housing 10, the connection cable connector 68 of the connection cable 66, 67 is , 69 to the rear outer circumferential plate 12 side of the housing 10 to connect them, making it easier to use.

In particular, when the casings 10 are stacked or when the rear peripheral plate 12 of the casings 10 faces a wall etc., the casings 10
There is no need to move the front input/output connector 40.4 provided on the front peripheral plate 11 side of the housing 10.
1.

In addition, since the input/output connectors are provided separately on the front outer circumferential plate 11 side and the rear outer circumferential plate 12 side, a plurality of connection cables 60 are provided.
．． 66,... are not tangled, and the connection cable 6
0, 66, . . . can be easily handled.

For example, if an audio input/output device is placed in the front of the housing 10, a short connection cable can be used when connecting the workstation main body and the audio input/output device using the connection cable 66. , the connection cable 66 does not cross the side surface of the housing 10, and the appearance can be improved.

In addition, since the input/output connectors 40.50 are provided at the front end 22 and rear end 21 of the input/output electronic circuit card 20, the input/output connectors 40.50 provided on one input/output electronic circuit card 20 can be connected to The amount of signals that can be input and output can be increased.

Therefore, in order to process the signals that cannot be output from the rear input/output connector 50 provided at the rear end 21 of the input/output electronic circuit card 20, it is necessary to provide a separate rear direct input/output connector on the rear peripheral plate 12 side. Therefore, the rear outer peripheral plate 12 can be made smaller.

The casing 10 can be made smaller.

In addition, since the signals that cannot be output from the rear input/output signal 50 can be output directly from the front input/output connector 40 provided on the front peripheral plate 11 side of the housing 10, it is not necessary to send the signals to the base electronic circuit card 30. There is no need to return the input/output electronic circuit card 20 to the base electronic circuit card 30, and the amount of signals between the input/output electronic circuit card 20 and the base electronic circuit card 30 can be reduced, and the capacity of the card connection connector can be reduced. Therefore, the area occupied by the card connecting connector on the base electronic circuit card 30 can be reduced by downsizing the card connecting connector or by combining multiple connectors into one. 30 can be made smaller, and the housing 10 can be made smaller.

Next, a second embodiment of the child device 1 will be described using FIGS. 3 and 4.

In addition, the same symbols are attached to the same parts as in the first embodiment,
Omit duplicate explanations.

In this embodiment, the first embodiment is different from the front input/output connector 40.
One electronic circuit card is provided between the front input/output connector 40 and the rear input/output connector 50, whereas an input/output electronic circuit front card 80 is provided between the front input/output connector 40 and the rear input/output connector 50. The two electronic circuit cards of the input/output electronic circuit rear card 90 have different points.

The input/output electronic circuit front card 80 is mainly provided with a circuit for controlling input/output signals from the front input/output connector 40 provided on the front peripheral plate 11 of the housing 10.
The input/output electronic circuit rear card 90 is mainly provided with a circuit for controlling input/output signals from the rear input/output connector 50 provided on the rear peripheral plate 12 of the housing 10 .

The input/output electronic circuit rear card 90 is connected to the base electronic circuit card 30 by one card connection connector 60a.

The input/output electronic circuit front card 80 and the input/output electronic circuit rear card 90 are cards that connect the input/output electronic circuit rear card 90 and the base electronic circuit card 30. The electronic circuit card body 95 is electrically and mechanically connected by the same card connecting connector 60a as the connecting connector Boa, and constitutes one electronic circuit card body 95.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be explained.

This embodiment not only has the same effects as the first embodiment, but also can be used in other electronic devices by changing the combination of input/output electronic circuit cards that make up the electronic circuit card body 95. This increases the versatility of the input/output electronic circuit card.

In addition, the front outer circumferential plate 11 or the rear outer circumferential plate 12 of the housing 10
Even if the type of input/output connector installed on the side is changed during design and production, by replacing the input/output electronic circuit card, one
! Since the functions of the child circuit card body can be changed between the front and rear parts, it is possible to easily accommodate changes in input/output connectors, and to reduce the number of design steps.

In addition, since the input/output electronic circuit front card 80 and the input/output electronic circuit rear card 90 and the electronic circuit card body 95 and the base electronic circuit card 30 are connected by one type of card connection connector, the input/output electronic circuit front card 80 When replacing the input/output electronic circuit card 9o, there is no need to consider the type of connector, and the number of types of parts can be reduced, leading to a reduction in manufacturing costs.

In addition, in this embodiment, the electronic circuit card body 95 is
Although it is composed of a front input/output electronic circuit card 8o and a rear input/output electronic circuit card 9o, it may also be composed of an upper and a lower electronic circuit card. Further, there is no particular necessity that the electronic circuit card body has to be composed of two electronic circuit cards, and it may be composed of three or more electronic circuit cards.

Next, a third embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 5 and 6.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A first information processing device 110 and a second information processing device 120 in which PUs 112 and 122 are provided in a case 111 and 121, and a magneto-optical disk drive 132 and a circuit therefor are provided in a case 131. magneto-optical disk device 130 and three-dimensional graphic processing logic circuit 1
A three-dimensional graphic processing device 14 provided with 42
0 is connected to construct one information processing system.

Information processing device! 110,120. Magneto-optical disk device 1
30. The three-dimensional graphic processing device 140 is provided with input/output electronic circuit cards 113, 123, 133, and 143. Input/output electronic circuit card 113, 123, 1
Front end portions 114, 124, 134, 144 of 33, 143
front input/output connectors 115, 125, 135, 1
45 is.

Rear input/output connectors 117, 127, 137° 147 are provided at the rear end portions 116, 126, 136, 146.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first information processing device 110 and the second information processing device 110
The first information processing device i! is arranged adjacent to the information processing device 120 of the first information processing device i! At the top of 110.

The magneto-optical disk device 130 is connected to the second information processing device 12
0, a three-dimensional graphic processing device 140 is arranged.

Front input/output connector 115 of first information processing device 110
and the front input/output connector 13 of the magneto-optical disk device 130
5. Rear input/output connector 1 of first information processing device 110
17 and the rear input/output connector 127 of the second information processing device 120. The front input/output connector 125 of the second information processing device 120 and the front input/output connector 145 of the three-dimensional graphic device 140 are each connected to a connecting cable 15o.

150, . .

On the rear outer peripheral plate of the three-dimensional graphic processing device 140,
An input/output connector 148 for a CRT is provided, and this input/output connector is connected to a CRT (not shown) via a connection cable.

In this way, the housings 111, 121 . Front peripheral plates 119, 129. There is also an input/output connector 115 on the ... side.
125. ..., there is no need to create a new slot for the input/output electronic circuit card in order to provide a separate input/output connector on the rear panel, making it possible to miniaturize each device and improve the layout of each device. This can be done easily and saves space.

In the various embodiments described above, a front input/output connector and a rear input/output connector are provided at the front end and rear end of each input/output electronic circuit card or each electronic circuit card body, respectively. The whole body may have a front input/output connector and a rear input/output connector, and 1
One electronic circuit card or electronic circuit card body has input/output connectors on both the front end and the rear end, and the other electronic circuit card or electronic circuit card body has input/output connectors on either the front end or the rear end. There may also be one that is provided with an output connector.

Furthermore, the input/output connectors connected to the front end 22 and rear end 21 of the electronic circuit card 20 may be configured to be able to input and output the same signal. For example, in the embodiment described above, input/output connectors for a video device are provided on the front peripheral plate 11 side and the rear peripheral plate 12 side of the box body 10.

Further, in the various embodiments described above, the input/output electronic circuit card is provided perpendicularly to the bottom of the housing, but it may be provided horizontally to the bottom plate of a single box.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, connectors are provided on the outer circumferential plate side of the housing other than the rear outer circumferential plate. It is possible to connect to a connector on the outer circumferential plate side of the other side, and there is no need to take the trouble to turn the connecting cable connector of the connecting cable to the rear outer circumferential plate side of the electronic device for connection, which improves usability.

In addition, by providing connectors on the outer peripheral plate side other than the rear outer peripheral plate of the housing, it is possible to increase the amount of signals that can be output from one electronic circuit card to the outside. If there is a signal that cannot be output directly from the connector that is connected to the base, you can install a separate connector on the rear outer peripheral plate of the chassis, or install multiple card connection connectors to connect the electronic circuit card and the base electronic circuit card. There is no need to increase the size, the rear peripheral plate and the base electronic circuit card can be made smaller, and miniaturization can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken along line I-1 in Fig. 2 of the first embodiment, Fig. 2 is a top view of the first embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a - - - in Fig. 4 of the second embodiment. ■ Line sectional view, FIG. 4 is a top view of the second embodiment, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the third embodiment, FIG. 6 is an overall front view of the third embodiment, and FIG. The figure is the first
FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a conventional electronic device. 10... Housing 11. 119, 129, 139, 149... Front outer circumferential plate 12... Rear outer circumferential plate 13.14... Connector push-through portions 20.24, 27. 113,123,133゜14
3... Input/output electronic circuit card 30... Base electronic circuit card 40.41.115, 125, 135, 145...
Front input/output connectors 50.51, 52. 117,127,137゜14
7... Rear input/output connector 60a... Card connection connector 80... Input/output electronic circuit front card 90... Input/output electronic circuit rear card 95... Electronic circuit card body

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an electronic device in which an electronic circuit card is removably housed in a housing, a rear peripheral plate and other peripheral plates of the outer peripheral plate of the housing are provided with a On the other hand, a connector insertion portion is provided to enable connector connection from outside the housing, and the connector insertion portion is connected to the connector insertion portion in a manner corresponding to the position of the connector insertion portion provided on the rear peripheral plate and the other peripheral plate of the housing. An electronic device characterized in that the electronic circuit card is provided with a connector that performs the following. 2. When a base electronic circuit card that controls the electronic circuit card is housed in the casing, the electronic circuit card and the base electronic circuit card,
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is connected by one card connecting connector. 3. In an electronic device in which a plurality of electronic circuit cards are housed in a housing, the plurality of electronic circuit cards are arranged on the same plane to constitute an electronic circuit card body, and the outer peripheral plate of the housing is A connector insertion portion is provided on the rear outer circumferential plate and the other outer circumferential plate of the housing to enable a connector connection from outside the housing to the electronic circuit card body, and the rear outer circumferential plate and the other outer circumferential plate of the housing An electronic device characterized in that a connector for making the connector connection is provided on the electronic circuit card body in correspondence with a position of a connector insertion portion provided on the board. 4. The electronic device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the other peripheral plate is a front peripheral plate of the casing. 5. An electronic circuit card having a substantially rectangular shape that is removably disposed within a housing, wherein connectors that enable connector connection from outside the housing are provided at both ends. card. 6. An information processing device comprising the electronic device according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, further comprising a central processing unit that performs information processing based on input/output signals from the connector.